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John Hastings, the Australian paceman, has been ruled out of the upcoming One-Day International tri-series against West Indies and South Africa in the Caribbean due to an ankle injury.
Scott Boland, the right-arm pacer who made his ODI debut against India in January, has been called into the squad as replacement. Part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad, Hastings returned home from the Indian Premier League 2016 earlier this month after injuring his left ankle while warming up before a match against Mumbai Indians.
Alex Kountouris, Cricket Australia’s sports science and sports medicine manager, said the need for surgery to remove bone spurs became apparent after Hastings returned home.
"John experienced pain in his left ankle during his recent stint in the IPL and had scans upon returning home which have confirmed early stage bone stress of his fibula bone near his ankle," said Kountouris. "While laid off with this injury, we have taken this opportunity to undertake arthrosporic surgery to remove bone spurs in his left ankle which have been causing him concern for some time and were possibility contributing to the cause of the bone stress.
“John had this surgery over the weekend and now requires a period of rest to resolve the bone stress and recover from surgery before he will resume bowling."
Hastings started IPL 2016 on a high, claiming 2 for 6 inside three overs in Kolkata’s emphatic nine-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils. Despite being injured in the match, he went on to bowl his quota, and was Kolkata’s most economical bowler as they failed to defend 187 against Mumbai.
Hastings returned to the Australian side during the ODI series in England in 2015 after being out of the team for four years. In the ODI series against India at home earlier this year, he claimed ten wickets in four matches to be the leading wicket-taker from either side.
Injured Hastings out of West Indies tri-series
Scott Boland, the right-arm pacer who made his ODI debut against India in January, has been called into the squad as replacement. Part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad, Hastings returned home from the Indian Premier League 2016 earlier this month after injuring his left ankle while warming up before a match against Mumbai Indians.
Alex Kountouris, Cricket Australia’s sports science and sports medicine manager, said the need for surgery to remove bone spurs became apparent after Hastings returned home.
"John experienced pain in his left ankle during his recent stint in the IPL and had scans upon returning home which have confirmed early stage bone stress of his fibula bone near his ankle," said Kountouris. "While laid off with this injury, we have taken this opportunity to undertake arthrosporic surgery to remove bone spurs in his left ankle which have been causing him concern for some time and were possibility contributing to the cause of the bone stress.
“John had this surgery over the weekend and now requires a period of rest to resolve the bone stress and recover from surgery before he will resume bowling."
Hastings started IPL 2016 on a high, claiming 2 for 6 inside three overs in Kolkata’s emphatic nine-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils. Despite being injured in the match, he went on to bowl his quota, and was Kolkata’s most economical bowler as they failed to defend 187 against Mumbai.
Hastings returned to the Australian side during the ODI series in England in 2015 after being out of the team for four years. In the ODI series against India at home earlier this year, he claimed ten wickets in four matches to be the leading wicket-taker from either side.
Injured Hastings out of West Indies tri-series
